Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-12-20
Local Miscellany.

e new advertisement of MeSsrs.
Woodward & Lothrop.
D 32ndo Consistory Charms and
Rings at c. W. BRowN's
A young lady desires to do copy
ing. See advertisement.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for f. Brownold and Rev. Frank
MCGEE.
Mcssrs. Woodward & Lothrop,
send out a handsome Christmas Cat
alogue. Write for it.
Mr.. Lewis Dinkle, Jr., has taken
The place of John Hopkins at the
Telephone Exchange.
Our former countymnn MI. John
Marshall has been, lying quite ill at
his home neal Payne's Chapel.
Wesley Lowry is prepared to fur
hish the public with choice celery for
the holidays, at reasonable rates.
Snow fell on Saturday to the
depth of about eight inches, and af-
fordcd a brief season of sleighing.
The Episcopal Sunday School will
have the usual Christmas Offering
services on the afternoon of Christ
mas day.
Mr.. Geo. W. Wright is prepared
to ill orders for Evcrgrcens for
0Christmas Trees and other purposes,
at moderate prices.
a complete line of gold and silver
Thimbies, Watch Chains, Charms,
Rings, Bracelets, etc. at c. W.
D8EowN's Jewelry Store.
a written guarantee given to the
effect that n Christmas Gift bought
Mt c. w. BRowN's Jewclry Store
will be fully appreciated.
Mr.. Chas. II. Grim has a beautiful
Miniature House and several sets of
Christmas Tree Fences, very attrac-
tive, which he will sell cheap.
h1I. " iidhh oOLlS> HIS lOl sue
some beautiful Gagged birds-mock-
ing birds, ~bullinches and canaries-
very nice for holiday presents.
Mrs. WilIoughhy L. Webb died in
Georgetown on Monday night and
was buried in the Episcopal church,
yard in this place last Wednesday.
Mrs. II. A. Burton accidentally ran
n needle into her hand last Friday.
The greater portion of it broke off in
her hand, and has not been extracted.
Mrs. Jane Elizebeth Voorhees,,
mother of Mr.. J. F Voorhees,, form
erlv of this county, died in Harrison
burg, Va, last Wednesday, aged 40
years.
Wall & Dorsey were receiving tur-
keys yesterday by the hundreds, and
will to-day probably make the largest
shipment of poultry ever sent from
this place.
The Summit Point NJ. L. Sunday
School will have 4 Christmas Tree on
Monday night, December Goth. The
children will be addressed by Rev.
Mr.. Wood.
The mar that dreamed he dwell in
marble halls did not feel half SO hap
py as the one that purchased n fine
Gold Watch at C, w. BIOwN'S Jew
clry Store.
Mr.. II. NJ. Painter, of Mt. Jackson,
Va, is temporarily in charge of the
d. & o. depot at this place, during
the absence of Mr.. Roberts on his
wedding trip
Mr.. Gustav Brown IL that
he has two handsome dressing cases,
a chance upon which will be given to
every purchaser to the extent of 90
cents worth of goods.
We have from Mcssrs. Thompson
& Ogden, Contractors and Builders.
BcrryviIIe, Va. a handsome calendar
a crcditabIc exhibition of the en-
terprise of this live firm.
Virginia Robertson. colorcd, sen
fenced to ten years in the ~penitentia-
~ for the murder of n colorcd child,
was conveyed to MOundsvflle last
week, by Sheriff Hurst and Deputy
S. c. Young.
Mr.. Edwin F. Davis killed a 1891
lb. hog last Thursday. Mr. Arch.
Wooddy killed two which weighed
respectively 500 and $40 lbs, and
Mrs. Julia Terrill topped the pot
with 4 500 FOUNDER.
.Mcssr. John II. Hostlcr, ST., Lee
II. Dillow, Emanuel DiIIow, Frank
lin MedIar, VIM. Blizzard, Israel OFT
and John OFT were appointed by the
Circuit Court trustees of Mount View
NJ. f. Church South.
The Kablctown Sunday School
is preparing for an entertainment
some time in January, which promises
to be a grand affair. The committee
in charge of it are making every eff